YOUNGSTOWN, OH (August 1, 2011) – Former World Middleweight Champion KELLY “The Ghost” PAVLIK (37-2, 32 KOs), of Youngstown, OH, will headline a hometown fight card for the first time in nearly two years when he takes on DARRYLCUNNINGHAM (23-2, 10 KOs), of Detroit, This Saturday! August 6, at the Covelli Center in Youngstown, OH. Cunningham is riding a three-year, 16-bout winning streak.

Promoted by Top Rank, the 10-round Pavlik-Cunningham super middleweight rumble will be televised live on SHOWTIME® on a special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation, beginning at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast.)